Really only as a courtesy. When you make a statement completely out in the public for all the world to hear and not something meant in privacy or confidence, it's very much like the news getting a hold of it.

The only way it would need to be refuted would be if the statement was falsely representing them in some capacity or damaged their reputation because of a falsity (i.e. libel). Since the post is being made anonymously, it'd be difficult to argue that I'm hurting their reputation when nobody actually knows who posted it. And secondly it's hard to misrepresent them when their meaning is perfectly clear.

On Steve Ditko's phoning it in, sadly that pretty much is what happened with a lot of Ditko's work in the 80s. On contract work (as opposed to his own stuff) he would not ink his artwork and left his pencils relatively short on detail for the inker to fill in. I learned this from the book Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko by Blake Bell. With regards to this comic in particular apparently the first inker the pencil art was sent out to (Joe Sinnott) refused to ink it and sent it back to Marvel.

Ditko's career trajectory is interesting and a testament both to issues in the way the comics industry treat artists and also Ditko's own take on life and the artist's vocation (influenced by Ayn Rand and objectivism among other things).

Mr. Lovhaug, i'm a huge fan of your show and it's thanks to your "march of the titans" videos that got me interested in all comics teen titans related.P.S. would you know how an artist could get into the comic business?

"Really only as a courtesy. When you make a statement completely out in the public for all the world to hear and not something meant in privacy or confidence, it's very much like the news getting a hold of it.

The only way it would need to be refuted would be if the statement was falsely representing them in some capacity or damaged their reputation because of a falsity (i.e. libel). Since the post is being made anonymously, it'd be difficult to argue that I'm hurting their reputation when nobody actually knows who posted it. And secondly it's hard to misrepresent them when their meaning is perfectly clear."

First, after seeing the title card, I definitely want to see you sport an actual beard, Linkara.

Second, it really sucks to know Steve Ditko worked on this book. For someone who co-created Spider-Man and made characters like the Question, you'd think he'd get better work than this. But that could be blamed on the industry and on Ditko's work ethic at the time.

Overall, excellent review of this rock stupid comic. So many groan-inducing moments like the Banana computer or the lame ninja cat trap.

BTW, good job pointing out Chuck's turn to swing a gator over his head but Mr. T still does it better.

Wait, hold the phone, there's a Sumo circuit now? Why was I not informed?

By the way, Kimo's a samurai. They were being pretty subtle, what with the constant talk about honor and meditation and swordsmanship and poetry, so you might have missed that. Just wanted to let you know.

Also, Reed's mad that Pepper - his SISTER - isn't paying attention to him? Oh lord, this is going to turn into Ultimate Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, isn't it? (Note that I typed this BEFORE I got to the part where Pepper gets jealous over another girl kissing her brother.)

Oh, the Spoony ninja kidnapping freak-out. Always a classic, but so little occasion to use it.

Honestly, the most horrific part of that comic was Chuck's half-shirt during the stinger.

Ninja Cat is displeased with his new minions. Even the "Super Ninja" is insignificant compared to the martial artist feline...and just about every other martial artist there ever was, master and student.

Seriously, the Ninja Cat makes for a much more interesting premise than this comic.

I really don't need your approval to write what I want. My univese is bigger than you. That means, if you choose for it to be non-canon, so be it. You do things your way, and I'll do things my way, and we won't step on each others toes.

So, what do you say, Lewis? Can we call a truce? No hard feelings?

You are a really cool, funny guy, and this was a silly thing to fight over anyway.

I loved Museum Madness and actually had the patience to beat it when I was older. Although I still marvel at the fact that the robot, MICK, ran on AA batteries (seriously, you pulled them out of a Walkman).

I appreciated you correcting your own review on Norris and the Gator at the end. I actually bought the whole series of Mr. T and the T force after watching the first two episodes, but can't see doing the same for Karate Kommandos.

"I really don't need your approval to write what I want. My univese is bigger than you. That means, if you choose for it to be non-canon, so be it. You do things your way, and I'll do things my way, and we won't step on each others toes.

So, what do you say, Lewis? Can we call a truce? No hard feelings?

You are a really cool, funny guy, and this was a silly thing to fight over anyway."

It's perfectly fine - I couldn't stop you from writing it even if I wanted you to. I have no problem with people writing fanfiction about the show. ^_^

I just don't want you posting about it constantly over here as if it's fact and then posting excerpts from it, as well.

"You are a very confusing and head-tilting individual." Agreed Linkara, I see no coherency in the logic of this individual. Also, this comic really was terrible, the writers managed to be even worse in this than the first one.

Was that a rapier you were swinging around? Do you own a rapier? Well that explains your wit.

The ninjas opening the door doesn't surprise me, if Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has taught me anything, its that ninjas love pizza. Unless they're robots or working for the Shredder.

To anybody freaking out about the canonicity of fan-fiction, its fan-fiction not canon...if we want Mr. Lovhaug to incorporate those then he's going to have to come out with a massive story arc to explain all of the different romantic relationships he's had, his adventures as a Power Ranger in a parallel universe, 90's Kid's spaceship, Jearis's wife, a zombie apocalypse, his death, the time Dr. Insano turned everybody into children, numerous road trips, the origin of the Entity, and his love affair with a blender. Don't ask.

As much as I'd love to see that...I think we're better off letting him tell whatever stories he wants...ideally with more Ninja-Style Dancing and Styrofoam lizards that should not be and Lieutenant Monroe and Snowflame! Or at least 2 of those.

Yayyy, I played Museum Madness too as a kid! One of my childhood games!

Never finished it though, I got it on a dosbox emulator recently and I am still stuck on some "exhibit" stages.

You use that quote on your DVD, LL! (wow, how does it feel to have LL as initials, considering how many significant people Superman has met who have those initials and that he has lampshaded even in the 1960s?)

I really enjoyed this. I disagree with anybody saying you shouldn't review obscure comics because they're like time capsules full to the brim with weird. The variety of comics you cover is a strong point of yours and adds character to the show.

Ah, Chuck Norris. Been wondering what became of you.Mr. T does excel at being awesome though, even he has gotten in on the talk. In his show; "World's Craziest Fools", he claims that back in the eighties, he invented the wheel and also invented the Eighties! A wild party that went on for a whole decade, then people woke up in 1990 and couldn't remember anything, but were all covered in tattoos!You ever seen that show?

Yeah, I can't really take the villains seriously, it they blurt their plans to random strangers, whilst also getting their plans from random strangers.They be able to trip on their laces, despite having Velcro straps!

You know, considering you made a Spoony Joke, I'm surprised you didn't make a note to the Bardic Knock Spell that Spoony had in Counter Monkey, which is basically walking up to the enemy base and knocking on the door.

Also, I believe the reason that Reed's body looks warped is that he is actually Reed Richards.

So yeah...Chuck Norris. Not funny and can toss a croc over his head. I don't know what's stupider though: the fact that ninjas are interested in the home computer or that the Tandy Computer Whiz Kids finally found jobs after escaping from that school. And is it just me or does Margie really Betty Brant from the classic Spidey issues of Ditko...he didn't care so much he reused her character design, weird. Oh and noticed the Mammoth coin in there...guess you'll be back in black next morph?

Then again I think the Banana is what the Ice King uses...but it's probably whatever they have in a thousand years or so. (then again his phone is an IBanana too...)

The "Banana 7000"? A reference to Bloom County in a Chuck Norris comic? The Banana Jr. 6000 was Oliver Wendell Jones' computer in the Bloom County strip - basically a sentient first-generation Macintosh with feet.

And not the only Bloom County reference ever in a comic book - DC's Star Trek vol. 1 #51 went there as well.

Sadly, this comic is typical of the entire Star Comics line from the period. Unlike other licensed properties, like "Star Wars", "Transformers", "G.I. Joe", "Rom", or "Micronauts", the properties that were licensed for the Star Comics line were intended for very small children. So whereas a typical "G.I. Joe" comic written by Larry Hama would feature the Joes and Cobras engaging in combat, with both sides suffering casualties, and Cobra's plots would generally be a combination of terrorism and mad science, "Chuck Norris" is stuck facing some lame-ass ninjas who aren't allowed to do things that the Comics Code (at least circa the 1980's) allowed.

And of course there's the problem of the artwork. Steve Ditko wasn't even phoning this in; he was sending a telegram from Third World nation for this issue.

That being said, it could have been worse. That's right, there were worse Star Comics books. By 1986 the licensed books in the Star Comics line weren't even bothering to create new plots. For books like "Thundercats", "Air Raiders" (which you reviewed once), and "Visionaries" they basically took episodes of the TV show and adapted them (often poorly) to comic book form.

The only comic in the Star Comics imprint that I would recommend is "Mad Balls". That's right, there was a Star Comics licensed comic for "Mad Balls" and it was hilarious is a good way! It was subversive humor in the vein of "Ren & Stimpy", "The Simpsons" or "South Park". Lewis if you can find a copy of the "Mad Balls" comic, I recommend doing a review for the show!

I'm sorry Mr. Lovhaug, but I have to disagree with you on one thing: those guys are not ninja/shinobi. A real ninja would never have allowed him/herself to be seen so many times by the characters and the readers.

Mr. T and Chuck Norris are cool, but Bruce Lee trumps them both in my book.

Frighteningly enough, the quality of the ninjas in the comic is pretty consistent with the cartoon... In episode 1 a guard is tricked into opening a holding cell after the prisoner inside waved at him. I'm convinced the Superninja hired dropouts from Stormtrooper University.

Plus, Mr. T. wins for not being homophobic, racist, islamophobic, or religiously intolerant. (sources are linked in the post) http://sketchinetch.tumblr.com/post/57390826322/ezlncheerleader-nerdycurvyboundandflirty

I agree with the previous commenter about you reviewing obscure stuff. I often don't even bother watching episodes of obscure indy comics that nobody has ever heard of, because they just don't interest me. I only watched this video because I actually read the original comic. Even Marvel and DC comics reviews of yours tend to be of old comics even a nerd like me has never heard of. I would much rather you would review stuff less than 10 years old, but that's rare.I'm sure I'm not alone in this, because although I can't see the view count on your videos, Marvel, DC comics and comics based on popular things get a lot of comments, whereas lame indies nobody cares about get a lot less. And the more modern comics like ASBAR get even more comments.I could be wrong and maybe more comments doesn't mean more viewers, but it definetely means the viewers are more interested. If you want to increase your viewership, you should review more popular and modern things. But if reviewing old comics is what you prefer regardless of profit, all power to you.

You have to admire Ditko in a warped sort of way. Few are willing to die by the sword of their beliefs the way he was, otherwise he would never have spent the 80'a phoning in garbage for Marvel's Big Dumb Babies line. Because everyone knows kids comics require no effort whatsoever. Ask the Atomic Robo guy about Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet.

As for Chuck...eh, I dunno. Mr. T was certaintly the more rounded celebrity. He legitimately beat cancer, competed in the first two Wrestlemanias, and for the most part, is a force of good for awareness and the mothers of the world (Watch his WWE hall of fame speech for some wisdom regarding mothers). Chuck not so much.

""Your mistaken on the ninja holding the sword on the front cover, you clearly don't know anything about swords."

Okay, then. What's going on with it, then?"

Well, for starters, it's called a Katana, though it might be Leonardo's sword from TMNT, believe it's called the Ninkaen or something similar.Second, at the base of the blade where the hit and sword meet, not just the scarberg, it's dull enough to hold and someone wanting to get more speed on the swing could theoretically hold onto it there.

Finally, what's on the back cover of the comic? It looked like something Cinema Snob should cover.

"I agree with the previous commenter about you reviewing obscure stuff. I often don't even bother watching episodes of obscure indy comics that nobody has ever heard of, because they just don't interest me. I only watched this video because I actually read the original comic."

I'm sorry, but I just... don't understand this attitude.

Do people want me to just review friggin' Batman every week? Wouldn't that get dull and repetitive for you?

And why avoid the obscure stuff? Are you afraid you might actually laugh at something that's not the X-Men or Star Wars? The quality of my humor does not change simply because it's not Superman I'm making fun of.

"Second, at the base of the blade where the hit and sword meet, not just the scarberg, it's dull enough to hold and someone wanting to get more speed on the swing could theoretically hold onto it there."

Wouldn't that run an increased risk of your hand slipping down the blade and then digging right into the sharper bit?

"Do people want me to just review friggin' Batman every week? Wouldn't that get dull and repetitive for you?"

Well, seeing how that's pretty much what all moviegoers want, I would not be surprised if the people on the net were the same

I personally em sick and tired of Batman in every shape and form (maybe with the exception of the hilarious Brave and the Bold cartoon, but that's mostly thanks to the guest stars), but I'm not a normal person

"Do people want me to just review friggin' Batman every week? Wouldn't that get dull and repetitive for you?"I don't want you to review Batman every week (though I would prefer if the Batman comics you looked at weren't usually so old) I would just prefer you looked more at popular characters that you neglect. You haven't reviewed a Wonder Woman, Iron Man, Hulk, Flash or Green Lantern comic other than their origins in years, if at all in some cases.

I don't doubt that your videos on obscure indies are funny, and I'll probably watch them some day, but time is an issue. In order to watch your episodes I give up time that I could use to do something else, whether something fun or productive. As such, I am more inclined to watch things based on comics I actually read or at least know about. I read indies, but the indies you review are usually old and obscure, so I'm less inclined to spend 20+ minutes on them when I could watch a TV show or study instead.Its the same with other TGWTG reviewers, I usually don't feel like watching videos of obscure stuff because I'd rather do something else.

I hope that even if you don't agree with this attitude, you can at least understand where me and others like me are coming from. I'm not afraid of laughing at stuff I don't know about, its just that your humor has to compete with other entertaining things as well as my work schedule.

So wait, what was the woman's plan when she asked to be allowed to speak to the sister? Was she just going to stand there with the vase in the hopes that Chuck Norris attacked and one of the ninjas came in alone to threaten the sister?

Spoony released a histrionic, overly long review of ASM2 and his fans got annoyed. He's since shut down comments and posted a response video. In his defense, no one made the fans watch the thing. In the fan's defense, the thing is pretty unwatchable.

"I do WANT to sell it digitally. Someone threw out the idea of selling it through iTunes - I just need to find some more free time to explore that idea."

It is good to hear that you are not opposed to the idea )

But there is a thing. Not that I am against iTunes, but for me without iDevices and not in USA it is not very useful. But anyway, it is allow you reach wider audience and more money as a result. Like a Steam for indie games. So yes, I am sure that iTunes is a very good idea business-wise (and I am want you to be financial successful)

But what I want to say, may be you 'll want to consider another variant (if you have no objections). I am talking about Humble Store ( https://www.humblebundle.com/store ). Yes, they are working mostly with video-games. But, there are was some humble bundles with books (including audio) and recently comics (like this one https://www.humblebundle.com/books ). And I heard they are very easy to work with (founders was indie-developers themselves), it is not regional restricted (which is principle I love the most) and DRM-free (no concern for me, but there are some people who did not approve any kind of DRM). I think it is worth a try to reach them, I almost sure that they will be glad to work with you. At least as an alternative for those who can't/won't use iTunes (like me).

Um so I really don't want to comment on other people's comments ... but are people really mad that you changed things in storyline so it now conflicts with their fanfic or am I massively misunderstanding something? I mean ... that's one of the hazards of writing fanfic for an ongoing series ... you just kind of have to live with it. Most people just put a "Newest installment of X ignored" label on it and move on with their lives

"Um so I really don't want to comment on other people's comments ... but are people really mad that you changed things in storyline so it now conflicts with their fanfic or am I massively misunderstanding something? I mean ... that's one of the hazards of writing fanfic for an ongoing series ... you just kind of have to live with it. Most people just put a "Newest installment of X ignored" label on it and move on with their lives"

They seem more upset that I don't want to play along with their fanfic, let it be posted here, or engage in some kind of Roleplaying thing with them in the spirit of their fanfic.

Anonymous: "I hope that even if you don't agree with this attitude, you can at least understand where me and others like me are coming from. I'm not afraid of laughing at stuff I don't know about, its just that your humor has to compete with other entertaining things as well as my work schedule."

I'm halfway on this. If it's a reviewer I'm not familiar with, at best I might sample an episode if it's based on something I've read/viewed/played.

But more often than not, if I find the majority of their reviews to be entertaining, I tend to have faith in the reviewer to deliver whether the material is familiar or not.

My God, that was bad. Steve Ditko must treat this as his personal old shame. The bad guys are just terrible. Oh sure, people call Cobra Commander inept, but these so-called ninjas are even more pathetic!

You know, based on what we've seen in these two issues, I'm starting to see why this cartoon never got past the five-episode pilot.

Nice to see Ninja Style Dancer again. Anyway, I hope you get to the other issues of this bad comic.